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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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